1000 gute Gründe – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Plus a few nature reserves, everything is beautiful
We love our country!
Total fulfillment of duty, order and cleanliness
Everything runs on schedule here, chance is our enemy
We love our country!
Our TV program, our highways
We love our country!
There are 1000 good reasons to be proud of this country
Why can't we think of a single one right now?
Our favorite word is performance, we are geared towards progress
Nothing here is unbuyable, we do everything for good money
We love our country!
All the corruption, the union!
We love our country!
There are 1000 good reasons to be proud of this country
Why can't we think of a single one right now?
There are 1000 good reasons to be proud of this country
Why can't we think of a single one right now?
Our passports are forgery-proof and our resume is well-known
No one seems to notice that it's hard to breathe here
We love our country!
For every rebel, a rubber bullet
We love our country!
We love our country!
Where are all the reasons to be proud of this country?
No matter how much we think, we can't come up with anything!
Where are all the reasons to be proud of this country?
No matter how much we think, we can't come up with anything!
All the reasons
All the reasons
All the reasons
All the reasons
Key Vocabulary
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Berge /ˈbɛrgə/ A2 |
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Täler /ˈtεːlɐ/ B1 |
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Flüsse /ˈflʏsə/ A2 |
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Seen /zeːn/ A1 |
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Naturschutzgebiete /natʊrˌʃʊtsɡəˈbiːtə/ B2 |
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Pflichterfüllung /ˈpflɪçtɐfɛɐ̯ˌfʊŋ/ C1 |
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Ordnung /ˈɔʁdnʊŋ/ A2 |
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Fahrplan /ˈfaːɐ̯ˌplan/ A2 |
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Zufall /ˈtsuːfal/ B1 |
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Fortschritt /ˈfɔʁʃʁɪt/ B2 |
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Geld /ɡɛlt/ A1 |
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Korruption /kɔˈʁʊp.t͡sjoːn/ B2 |
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Union /ˈjuːni̯ɔn/ B2 |
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Lebenslauf /ˈlɛb ənsˌlaʊf/ B2 |
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Querkopf /ˈkveːɐ̯kɔpf/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Es gibt 1000 gute Gründe, auf dieses Land stolz zu sein
➔ Infinitive clause with 'zu' after 'es gibt'
➔ The construction "es gibt" (there is/are) is followed by an accusative object ("1000 gute Gründe"). The purpose or reason for the existence of these reasons is explained using an infinitive clause introduced by "zu" ("stolz zu sein"). The phrase "auf dieses Land stolz zu sein" means "to be proud of this country".
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Warum fällt uns jetzt auf einmal kein einziger mehr ein?
➔ Word order in a question; negation with 'kein'
➔ The verb "fällt" comes second in the question. "Kein einziger" negates the noun it precedes, meaning "not a single one". The adverbial phrase "auf einmal" means "suddenly". "Einfallen" is a separable verb, with "ein" at the end of the sentence.
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Nicht ist hier unkäuflich, wir tun alles für gutes Geld
➔ Inversion for emphasis; 'alles' as a pronoun
➔ The typical word order would be "Hier ist nichts unkäuflich". By starting with "Nichts", the sentence emphasizes that nothing is incorruptible. "Alles" is used as a pronoun here, meaning "everything". "Für gutes Geld" means "for good money" or "for a lot of money".
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Für jeden Querkopf ein Gummigeschoss
➔ Dative case implied; ellipsis
➔ The complete sentence would likely be "Für jeden Querkopf gibt es ein Gummigeschoss" (For every nonconformist, there is a rubber bullet). The verb "gibt es" is omitted for brevity and impact. "Für jeden Querkopf" implies the dative case because "für" often takes dative.
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So sehr wir auch nachdenken, uns fällt dazu nichts ein!
➔ Inversion with 'so sehr...auch'; reflexive pronoun with dative case
➔ The construction "so sehr...auch" means "however much" or "no matter how much". The verb "nachdenken" is placed before the subject "wir" due to this construction. "Uns" is the dative reflexive pronoun referring back to "wir", indicating that *we* are the ones *to whom* nothing occurs. "Einfallen" is a separable verb.
